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University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have developed two new rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 - one to detect COVID-19 variants and one to help differentiate with other illnesses that have COVID-19-like symptoms.

Researchers have demonstrated that there is no simple relationship between genetic diversity and species survival and concluded that habitat protection should be at the forefront of conservation.

Researchers from the University of Barcelona have uncovered a specific type of ribonucleic acid (RNA) as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of Huntington's disease.

A gene linked to unusually long lifespans in humans protects brain stem cells from the harmful effects of stress, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Research suggests that groups of neurons activated during prior learning continue to form memories in the brain while a person sleeps.

Congenital retinal dystrophies are caused by defects in specific genes. Up until recently, there was no way to treat these conditions. However, the development of dedicated gene-delivery vehicles based on harmless viruses could be of clinical importance.

New research has indicated that consuming a diet high in the sugar fructose might prevent the proper functioning of peoples’ immune systems in ways that has, until now, largely been unknown.

An international collaboration among researchers from Finland, Sweden, UK and the USA has captured ribosomes translating messenger RNA expressed from the maternally inherited mitochondrial genome.

Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which malignant epithelial tumors affect the production of steroid hormones. They found that Drosophila Upd3 protein (equivalent to human Interleukin-6), produced by cancer cells, influences hormone production and activates signalling pathways that block transition to adulthood.

An interdisciplinary team of biologists and mathematicians has developed a new tool to help decipher the language cells use to communicate with one another.